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Highest-rated ICS plunges into the red
England’s highest rated integrated care system has fallen £18.5m behind its financial target for the year, with local leaders warning of a ‘fundamental dichotomy’ between the assumptions made in their fiscal plans and reality.
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Rishi Sunak hires health adviser
An adviser who worked on the Lansley reforms is to return to government as Downing Street’s top political health aide.
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NHS England considers substantive return to ‘payment by results’
NHS England is considering a substantive shift to a ‘payment by results’ model from April, in a bid to drive up elective activity.
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Trusts should seek extra funding to be ready for major incidents, says inquiry
Ambulance trusts should review their ability to respond to mass casualty incidents and press commissioners for any additional resources they need, the report into the Manchester Arena bombing has said.
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Trust calls out cleaning firm over high infection rates
An acute trust has publicly accused its cleaning contractor of failing to meet nationally set cleaning standards, and said this has contributed to a ‘large spike’ in hospital-acquired infections.
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Just 10 trusts responsible for half of ‘unacceptable’ placements
Just 10 trusts account for more than half of patients ‘inappropriately’ sent out of their area for a mental health bed – with dozens having to travel up to 300km, according to HSJ analysis.
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Former minister to chair Commons health committee
A former junior health minister has been selected as the new chair of the Commons health and social care committee.
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Pritchard: ICBs will ‘rationalise roles’ to make savings
Amanda Pritchard has said integrated care boards will need to “rationalise roles [and] processes” and use “economies of scale” to cut costs, following on from NHS England’s plans to cut around 6,000 posts.
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‘Systemic failings’ and ‘lack of leadership’ led to deaths of three teenagers
Investigations into the deaths of three teenagers who were inpatients of a mental health hospital have found ‘systemic’ failings in their care.
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1.5m fewer people on waiting list than thought
NHS England has revealed it estimates there are 5.5 million people on elective referral to treatment waiting lists, rather than the 7 million which is often reported.
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NHSE ‘forgot the people’ when it ‘rushed’ controversial appointment rules, Mackey admits
NHS England “forgot the people” when it published controversial guidelines last month which said patients faced being removed from the waiting list if they declined two appointment dates, a senior director has admitted.
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‘Contentious’ US tech firm to harvest patient data in NHSE waiting list push
NHS England has ordered the collection of identifiable patient data from hospitals by US data firm Palantir, for a pilot scheme aimed at accelerating recovery of elective waiting lists.
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NHS England orders ‘arctic willow’ test run for strikes
Systems have been told by NHS England to prepare to take part in a “multi-day exercise” to stress test the health service ahead of a winter of extreme operational pressures and possible strike action.
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Trust declares ‘business continuity’ in bid to cut staff costs
A mental health trust has declared a ‘business continuity incident’ in an attempt to help it cut agency staffing and open more beds.
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Hospital with 600 estate ‘incidents’ demands ‘urgent’ government decision
A trust has called for ministers to make an ‘urgent’ decision on funding for a new hospital, as a raft of maintenance problems such as leaking roofs and overflowing sewage pipes are hampering efforts to tackle waiting list backlogs.
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‘Insular’ leadership reported at struggling trust
The leadership style of one of England’s largest acute trusts was described as ‘insular’ in feedback from other NHS organisations earlier this year, it has emerged, amid intense scrutiny of the provider’s performance.
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Five trusts outsource their back office in £20m deal
Five trusts within an integrated care system have outsourced their back office functions to NHS Shared Business Services.
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New NHSE director to oversee 'challenged' trusts
NHS England has hired a senior director from Health Education England to lead its work with particularly struggling trusts and systems.
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New rules will discourage trusts from consuming more than their ‘fair share of NHS resources’
NHS England has launched the first substantive consultation on changes to the NHS provider licence since 2013.
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CQC inspection approach helping fuel emergency care crisis, says trust chief
A trust chief executive says the Care Quality Commission’s inspection regime is still overly focussed on individual organisations, rather than systems, and this is driving the ‘risk aversion’ which is partly responsible for the emergency care crisis.